Description: He has a missing left leg. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Salanop hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greatsword use. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Family, In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her white crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chassath grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Farmer, but she was a colossal failure. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his shortspear. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Kildrak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 270 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Amnon was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Amnon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 sp.